Careful!

Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
2023 Ratings: #293 / 787
User Score
Based on 77 ratings
September 8, 2023 / Release Date
LP / Format
Sub Pop / Label
Full Credits
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Critic Reviews

90
God Is in the TV
Its 13 tracks are polished, accessible and ripe for radio rotation. It just seems to get better, not tiresome, on each listen.
90
Spill Magazine

Strap in team – Careful! the third album from Deeper, will take you on a hypnotic musical journey that consumes you till the end.

80
Mojo
73
Paste
On the Chicago band's Sub Pop debut, their color palettes have changed slightly but the architecture remains the same.
73
Spectrum Culture
Throughout their third album, Deeper continue to make rock music for the makeshift dance floors in the underground venues, only now using their synthesizers to evoke the coldwave sounds of the β€˜80s.
71
Pitchfork
On its third album, the Chicago band continues to refine its strain of post-punk revivalism, trotting out familiar tropes while subtly pushing at the boundaries of its sound.
70
Loud and Quiet

Careful! reveals Deeper as master craftsmen, and their creations as exquisite feats of construction. In many genres, that wouldn’t be enough; in one as stringently charted as this, though, it makes Careful! a worthy addition to a long canon.

SnowyFighter
75

Careful what?? What do I need to look out for???

I’ve actually been enjoying this band quite a bit recently, and I didn’t realize at all that this album came out. It’s pretty awesome! This is just some really solid post punk that has the signature Deeper style. I’d say this is possibly the best performed record up until this point. The song that instantly hooked me is the opener, Build a Bridge. It might be my favorite thing this band has done, so unbelievably ... read more

DareG
83

Sharp, rolling post punk, full of slacker energy and cool vibes

Standouts: Sub, Pressure, Tele, Bite, Build a Bridge, Fame, Everynight, Airplane Air, Devil-Loc

Dropouts: none

QoD
63

Build a Bridge ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†
Heat Lamp ~ β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†
Glare ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Tele ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Bite ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Pilsen 4th ~ β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†
Sub ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Fame ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Everynight ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†
Airplane Air ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Devil-Loc ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Dualbass ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Pressure ~ β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†

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Track List

1Build a Bridge
3:29
76
2Heat Lamp
0:38
63
3Glare
3:52
75
4Tele
3:40
78
5Bite
3:54
85
6Pilsen 4th
0:46
68
7Sub
3:06
76
8Fame
3:20
69
9Everynight
4:03
61
10Airplane Air
3:16
61
11Devil-Loc
2:51
66
12Dualbass
2:20
74
13Pressure
4:28
83
Total Length: 39 minutes

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